Students recount story of fire that destroyed their Sackville, N.B. apartment – New Brunswick | 24CA News

Crews in Sackville, N.B., spent Good Friday battling a hearth that destroyed a restaurant, engulfed the downtown space in smoke and left 4 college college students and one workers member briefly homeless.

Photos and movies posted to social media present firefighters hosing down a constructing on York Street as crowds of individuals watch.

Numerous group hearth departments have been on the scene together with Sackville, Memramcook, Dorchester and Amherst, simply throughout the Nova Scotia border.

The 4 college college students recalled the morning, saying they first noticed smoke come from one among their rooms within the house.

Just after 9:00, the scholars rapidly exited the constructing, on their means out, stopping to seize their laptops with ultimate examination notes and the neighbour’s canine, who wasn’t residence on the time.

They weren’t capable of get anything and left of their pyjamas.

“We were prepping for exam time so I went back in to grab my laptop and chargers, I think we thought there was only going to be smoke damage and we would be able to go back in,” mentioned Rachel Carlson.

“If I had’ve known I would have grabbed some clothes.”

The 4 got short-term lodging by Mount Allison University, the place they attend class. The college clothed them head to toe with clothes from the college’s bookstore.

A gofundme web page has since been arrange, and raised practically $10,000 for them in simply 36 hours.

The group, Lauren Steele, Rachel Carlson, Jenna Miler and Lucy Newman, couldn’t fathom the help from the group. They advised Global News on Saturday that from the second they stepped outdoors, the group began receiving help from the group.

“We were on the street with nothing people were coming up to us asking us if we wanted anything. People in the community brought us over stuff, asking us if we need anything,” Jenna Miler mentioned, persevering with to thank the college.

The house was located on prime of Joey’s Pizzeria, who took to Facebook with gratitude.

“Our hearts are heavy today. Joey’s has been a landmark of Sackville since 1988, and it’s because of the love and support from the community that we’ve been able to serve you for the past 35 years. We can’t thank everybody enough for all the love and support we’ve continued to receive today,” mentioned the restaurant on Facebook.

“As we navigate this difficult transition one thing is for sure, we will keep the spirit of Joey’s alive as we move forward one day at a time.”

The Sackville Fire Department advised Global News that the reason for the hearth remains to be below investigation.

There are believed to be no accidents.

— With information from Alex Cooke.